Jordan’s global position in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s business environment rankings has declined from 55th in the historic period to 63rd for 2018‑22, while its regional ranking is unchanged at eighth. The fall in the global ranking reflects swifter progress elsewhere, but Jordan has also been slow to fulfil plans to improve the business environment, especially in areas that would encourage international investors. With the government under growing political pressure to improve economic conditions, we expect to see some progress across Jordan’s business environment indicators during the forecast period, supported by substantial financial and technical aid from the Gulf Arab states, the US and multilateral institutions.